In this episode, we welcome Dimitri Van Becelaere, a lawyer at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers specialising in estate planning.
We discuss the tax and inheritance law framework for second residence in Spain and address practical questions for Belgian owners and heirs.
To be heard on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
🔹 Topics covered
📌 What exactly is succession planning?
- Definition and objectives
- Importance of anticipation in international asset structures
💶 Fiscal perspective
- Inheritance and gift tax in Spain vs Belgium
- Why does succession planning make sense despite low Spanish rates?
- Tax pitfalls of non-declaration of foreign property
- Combination of declaration in Belgium and Spain: possible sanctions
🏢 Property structures and alternatives
- Structuring through a Belgian company.
- Ability to gift shares of a company that also owns Spanish property
- Pros and cons of this approach
💰 Wealth tax in Spain
- What do you need to know as a Belgian taxpayer with property in Spain?
⚖️ Inheritance law and procedure in Spain
- What rules apply in case of death with property in Spain?
- Matrimonial property law, wills and national legislation
- How does it work if one heir wants to keep the Spanish property?
🇧🇪 Other relevant topics
- What is the impact of a second residence on sales law in Flanders?
- Can you still donate quickly before buying family home in Belgium?
📢 Listen now for practical insights on international succession planning, with a focus on Spanish real estate and Belgian taxation.
Guest: Dimitri Van Becelaere, lawyer at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers
